Whirling sound drum toy



May 5, 1942. E. J. MoDDr-:s Erm.

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Flt'tmrnllrp Patented May 5, 1942 WHR/LING SOUND DRUM TOY Edmund J.Moddes and Louis Cinelli, Kenosha, Wis.

Application August 4, 1940, Serial No. 351,406

1 Claim.

Our invention refers to toys, and it has for its primary object toprovide a simple and eiective sound-producing drum carrying any type ofbre string or runner, whereby the drum is rapidly whirled or rotated toproduce a magnied sound effect incidental to its swirl.

With the above and other minor objects in view, the invention consistsin certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts, aswill be hereinafter fully set forth in connection with the accompanyingdrawing and subsequently claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view .of a sound boX or drum embodyingthe features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal, sectional view of one form of drum.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 4 is a cross section of said drum, the section being indicated byline 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an inverted or bottom plan view of said drum.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary, perspective View of a whirling handle, with alooped strand or thread in position to be pushed over the linger tip.

Figure 7 is a sectional elevation of another form of my drum, wherebythe same is constructed of light fibre material for cheapness inmanufacture; and

Figure 8 is a top plan View of the same, with parts broken away and insection to illustrate structural features.

Referring particularly to Figures 1 to 6, -inclusive, a drum I in thisinstance is shown constructed from any suitable material, such as wood,lignin-bre, or any other suitable plastic composition. The drum I ishollowed out as indicated at X, and provided with a shoulder 2 forengagement with a thin disc 3, and the top of the drum is formed with acentrally disposed aperture 4. The bottom of the open or shelllike drumis sealed by a thin fibre head 5, which is provided with a plurality ofperforations 6 therein, whereby the sound effect from the interior ofthe drum is developed.

The disc 3 is provided with companion perforations for threadedengagement of a double strand 1, and the companion strands are connectedby a tie knot 8. These strands may be composed of any suitable material,such as horse hair, linen, or other fine bre material, and, as

shown in Figure 6 of the drawing, the upper end 55 of the double strandis looped to engage the grooved end of the whirling handle 9.

It will be noted that the type of drum shown in Figure 2 of the drawingis hollowed out in a series of conical steps, for the purpose ofincreasing the sound effect.

Referring particularly to Figures 7 and 8 of the drawing, the drumproper is made of paper pulp or other fibrous sheets rolled incylindrical form, as indicated by the numeral l. The ends of the fibredrum have secured thereto a bottom head I0 and a, top head I0', whichheads are inwardly flanged to tightly engage the outer faces of thedrum, to which said flanges are glued or otherwise permanently secured.To further facilitate rigidity of the drum, a paper jacket Il encasesthe drum shell and ange heads, to which it is cemented or otherwisesecured, and this jacket may be used for ornamental designs or anadvertising feature.

The upper head I0 of the drum is provided with companion aperturesthrough which the pair of fibre or horse hair strands 1 1 extend, andare secured at the lower face of the head by a knot 8'; it beingunderstood that the upper loop 1 encircles the groove in the dowel orhandle 9, whereby the toy is manipulated.

In View of the fact that the paper fibre drum, as shown in Figures 7 and8, may be light in weight, the said drum has seated therein between itshead a volume of loose material l2 of sand or other substance, wherebythe drum is given sufficient weight to facilitate the whirling effectimparted thereto by the finger and bre strands.

From the foregoing description, it is understood that we may constructthe toy from any suitable material, the essential features being thehollow drum, with finger means and fibre strands connecting the fingermeans to the drum whereby it is whirled or rotated. Thus, due torotation, the sound vibrations will be magnified because of the hollowdrum structure, including the heads.

While we have shown and described two exemplifcations of my invention,it is understood that we may vary the structural features within thescope of the claim.

It will be noted that in order to facilitate sound effects, the outerend of the dowel or handle is saturated in oil, especially the groove.

We claim:

A sound toy comprising a cored drum, the core comprising a plurality ofcylinders decreasing in area from the bottom to the top of said drum,each cylindrical portion being intersected by an abrupt transverseshoulder, the uppermost cylinder being provided with a vent aperture, aperforated bre head secured to the bottom of the drum, a thin vibratorydisc se cured to the shoulder of the bottom cylindrical core portion,whereby a, single sound chamber is developed at the bottom of the drumto emit sound impulses, and a. plurality of gradually diminishing soundchambers are developed above the disc, to emit sound impulses throughthe vent aperture, and a. whirling strand secured to said disc extendingthrough the drum vent aperture.

EDMUN'D J. MODDES. LOIHS CINELLI.

